Wade v. Lake County Title Co.

Opinion

DAVID, J. *

Plaintiff vendors appeal from a judgment in favor of the bankrupt defendant purchasers of ranch property; and the title company escrow holder.

Plaintiff vendors and defendant purchasers, on May 19, 1965, entered into a written agreement for the sale and purchase of a walnut grove in Lake County, for the sum of $125,000, later modified to $115,000.

Vendors and purchasers opened an escrow with defendant title company on June 17, 1965. The agreement of May 19, 1965, was never deposited in escrow. Separate escrow instructions were signed by the vendors and the purchasers. On July…